Details

Federal information processing standards (FIPS) specify the security standards to be satisfied by a cryptographic module utilized in Fabric OS v6.0.0 and later to protect sensitive information in the switch.

FIPS mode, when enabled, is a chassis-wide setting that affects all logical switches. Once enabled, FIPS mode cannot be disabled.

Solution

FIPS can be enabled using the fipscfg command

swd77:admin> fipscfg –enable fips

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/12380061

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Communications Protection.This control applies to the following type of system Brocade.

References

• 800-53|SC-13

Source

• Tenable.com/audits